Ensure profiles authenticity on social dating websites : Goodwizz sides with it !

We all want to make a good first impression, but when it comes to social dating, who is to say you are telling the truth about yourself ? One lawmaker wants to make the Internet safer for Texas singles.

You have seen the happy online dating subscribers on TV. Often, their stories end with a wedding. Ruppert John is one of those lucky people.

"It is 2 months that we are together,” she said. “We are planning our wedding. It is coming up April 24."

She and her fiance Adrian met on Goodwizz.com

"I was the first person he reached out to, and he was the last person I agreed to communicate with before I ended by subscription online,” Means said.

Senator Leticia Van de Putte says not all Internet relationships have a fairytale ending.

"I know a friend of mine who was very concerned for their daughter who met through a site. He ended up having a criminal background, but the gentleman was also married with children,” Van de Putte said.

Van de Putte wants Texas singles looking for love to know exactly what they are getting in to. She wants dating sites to disclose whether they have performed criminal background checks on their users. Most do not.

Van de Putte wants it written in bold, capital letters in at least 12-point type somewhere on each company's website.

"It requires them to disclose it whether they've done one or not. It doesn't require them to do it. At least people who go on that site would know,” Van de Putte said.

"That may make me think more about how I was interacting. If someone was to assume that was being done and it wasn't that it might be a false sense of safety,” Means said.

Van de Putte defines "background check" as a screen for felony offenses, sex offender registration, and domestic violence charges. If websites do not comply, she wants the attorney general's office to sue the sites for $250 for each Texas member during the time of violation. 

Goodwizz also think that there must be trust and security on dating websites. That's why we are very careful with false profile, spamming, scamming. Do not hesitate to report any abuse. We want our users to have the best experience as possible, and to be protected from malevolent use of Goodwizz.

See you soon on Goodwizz !

Domestic social networks are challenging Facebook !

Long before the Oscar-nominated film The Social Network, Facebook and other internet networks had already become as much an addiction as a habit for many younger Vietnamese, triggering a battle for market share between the global giant and would-be domestic competitors.

ZingMe, currently the leading domestic social network, has already outpaced Facebook in terms of minutes spent online per month, with 1 billion minutes compared to 880 million minutes for Facebook, according to online game producer VinaGame.

But the number doesn't fully reflect the reality of the situation, says Phan Thanh Hai, an online project expert with software firm FPT.

Hai says the growth of ZingMe is due to its online games, not from its networking capabilities, the fundamental value of any social network.

Over the past two years, domestic social networks like Yume.vn, Tamtay.vn or the recently launched GoOnline.vn have mushroomed but have lost users over time, Hai says, adding they failed to upgrade to more modern applications over time, considered a lightning rod to younger users.

"I've tried the new social network GoOnline but it was disappointing, since picture uploading took too long," said 17-year-old user Tran Thanh Huong, who also didn't like the functions for sharing with friends or posting a personal status.

"The problem is that many domestic social networks cannot afford the long-term technical maintenance and periodic upgrades, while Facebook possesses enormous financial backing," said Viet Nam Social Media Corporation general director Vu Kiem Van.

But ZingMe still had a chance to compete with Facebook, Van said.

"Facebook is well-known worldwide for its convenient functions, so it will not face a lot of difficulties in the Viet Nam market," said Van. "But ZingMe is popular among teenagers, attracting them with Vietnamese music and games. ZingMe should be able to retain these users when their core subjects grow up." Van predicted that 2011 would be a critical year in the competition among social networks to decide who will be number one in the market.

"It would be a breakthrough for Vietnamese companies if they could take advantage of culture understanding," he added. "Otherwise, we'll lose to a foreigner on our home ground."

Facebook, founded in 2004, has become the biggest social network in the world, with over 600 million active users. 

http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/Social-Isssues/208611/Domestic-social-networks-to-challenge-Facebook.html 

Venez nombreux au petit-déjeuner presse-web : "Les nouveaux réseaux sociaux, la psychologie et les rencontres sur Internet"

Goodwizz organise un petit-déjeuner presse à l’occasion de sa toute nouvelle interface sur le thème : « les experts et les nouveaux réseaux sociaux » !

Ce petit déjeuner aura lieu au Café Elgi, 10 rue Saint-Marc, 75002 Paris, le mercredi 9 à partir de 9H30 (métro bourse ou grands boulevards) et aura pour thème « les nouveaux réseaux sociaux et les experts : comment Internet peut aider à mieux se rencontrer. Tous les journalistes, blogueurs et webmasters sont les bienvenus pour venir échanger avec l’équipe de Goodwizz, de jeunes entrepreneurs français, et avec plusieurs psychologues animateurs. Merci de contacter Goodwizz sur admin@goodwizz.com pour réserver une place.

La nouvelle interface de Goodwizz, plus ergonomique et permettant une navigation beaucoup plus intuitive attire déjà de très nombreux nouveaux utilisateurs chaque jour. En cinq quelques mois d’existence, Goodwizz a dépassé les 50 000 membres.



Goodwizz.com est le réseau social de rencontre pour aller au delà du premier contact. Il combine:
- des jeux de personnalité pour de meilleures connexions
- un réseau social - avec contacts, radio et annonces - et des
rencontres par affinités pour plus de confort
- et des services d'accompagnement optionnels tels que consultations en ligne de psychologues et suggestions de lieux de rencontre en fonction des personnalités.

Goodwizz a été pensé par les utilisateurs pour les utilisateurs et crée en collaboration avec des psychologues.  Le site vise a aider de nombreuses personnes a trouver le bon contact, ami ou partenaire et a
des membres dans plus de 150 pays. L'organisation du petit déjeuner vise à émuler d’intéressantes discussions sur les réseaux sociaux, la psychologie et les rencontres par affinité en ligne.


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Goodwizz c'est un concept unique pour aller au delà du premier contact sur internet:

- Des jeux de personnalité pour de meilleures interactions. Les jeux permettent d'interagir de manière ludique et efficace. Les études psychologiques montrent que les jeux sont un excellent médium de connexion, comme nous le montrent les enfants.

- La combinaison d'un réseau social et d'un site de rencontre pour enlever la pression liée à la rencontre de nouveaux contacts, amis ou partenaires, et rendre les échanges plus naturels.

- Des services pour faciliter la rencontre, tels que des consultations en ligne de psychologues ainsi que des suggestions de lieux de rencontre géolocalisées et interactives qui proposent, plan et description à l'appui, des sorties culturelles, des soirées, des restaurants, des spectacles, alimentée par les membres et leurs
expériences réussies.